Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Family and Arrival at Shrek Academy

Zhu Zhuqing was betrothed to Dai Mubai during childhood by the Star Luo Imperial Family as part of a marriage alliance. She had no choice in the arrangement and no affection for him. She traveled thousands of miles to Shrek Academy both to escape her family’s pressure and to judge her fiancé for herself 7 19.

Dai Mubai’s womanizing, violent temper, and treatment of weaker people destroyed her remaining expectations. Seeing Ning Rongrong fight with exceptional speed and strength gave Zhu Zhuqing another goal: becoming powerful enough to change her own fate 6 7 19.

Entrance Test and Bond with Ning Rongrong

During the entrance examination, Zhu Zhuqing fought Zhao Wuji alongside Tang San and Xiao Wu under Ning Rongrong’s support. The four candidates passed after Ning Rongrong injured Zhao Wuji 4.

Intrigued by Ning Rongrong’s abilities, Zhu Zhuqing followed her and watched her cultivate for five hours. She repeatedly asked to learn Healing Pagoda, even offering to accept any conditions, but Ning Rongrong explained that she could not teach it. Their conversation nevertheless led to a closer friendship, and Ning Rongrong chose to share Zhu Zhuqing’s dormitory 6 7 8.

Injury and Rejection of Dai Mubai

When Ma Hongjun attacked Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing intercepted the strike and suffered severe burns across her back. Ning Rongrong caught her, moved her to safety, and fought Ma Hongjun. The injury left a persistent scar that later motivated Ning Rongrong to obtain a Body-Shaping Immortal Herb for her 10 14 34.

Zhu Zhuqing subsequently asked Dai Mubai to have his imperial father dissolve their engagement. When he insulted Ning Rongrong and threatened violence, she openly opposed him. After Ning Rongrong crippled him, Zhu Zhuqing followed her rather than joining the students attending to Dai Mubai 18 19.

Ning Rongrong promised to help her resist the marriage alliance, even against the Star Luo Imperial Family. Zhu Zhuqing insisted that they face the threat together, though she briefly considered returning to the empire alone rather than endangering Ning Rongrong 19.

Star Dou Great Forest and Training

During the journey toward the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhu Zhuqing fought beside Xiao Wu against Canghui Academy’s students while Ning Rongrong occupied their teacher, Ye Zhiqiu. In the forest, Ning Rongrong gave her two Immortal Herbs and a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, raising her from level 26 to level 39 25 28 34 41.

Back at Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing refused to share Ning Rongrong’s special exemption from ordinary training. She believed that Ning Rongrong had earned those privileges through strength and wanted to earn her own rather than become dependent on her 48.

Over nearly two years, she reached level 48 and continued fighting in the Great Soul Arena to improve her practical abilities. Ning Rongrong also taught her close combat, helped refine her Soul Skill timing, and supplied her fourth Soul Ring 51 75.

Great Soul Arena and Imperial Fighting Team

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong formed the Zhu Rong Combination for two-person matches. Against the Mad Two Combination, Zhu Zhuqing served as the attacker while Ning Rongrong supplied support, defeating both level-41 opponents 51 53 54.

Against the Imperial Fighting Team, Zhu Zhuqing challenged Shrek’s initial target priorities. Following Ning Rongrong’s advice, she argued that support Soul Master Ye Lingling should be eliminated first. After Dai Mubai and Oscar were knocked out, she bypassed the opposing front line, removed Ye Lingling, and helped dismantle the enemy formation 74 77 78.

Her coordination with Xiao Wu unexpectedly produced the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Alluring Spirit Cat. Its first activation expelled Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and their own teammate Tang San from the arena. The pair later reproduced the technique against Zhao Wuji 78 79 80.

By the tournament preparations, Zhu Zhuqing’s ambitions extended beyond escaping her own marriage: she wanted to free her clan from the Star Luo Empire’s control 82.

Appearance

Zhu Zhuqing has long, glossy black hair, a graceful figure, and large, expressive eyes. Her usual clothing includes snug black soft armor covering her vital areas 6 19.

• Martial Soul Possession: Gains fluffy cat ears, silvery-gray fur, dark brown eyes, and visibly lengthened legs 53.
• Back injury: Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Flame leaves a difficult-to-remove burn scar. Ning Rongrong later obtains the Body-Shaping Immortal Herb with that injury in mind 14 34.

Personality

Usually quiet and reserved, Zhu Zhuqing initially smiles and laughs infrequently. Around Ning Rongrong, she becomes noticeably more playful, affectionate, and teasing, openly enjoying her company and celebrating her progress 7 20 25 49 51.

Her desire for strength is rooted in self-determination. She wants freedom from her imposed marriage and family restrictions, but refuses to let Ning Rongrong’s protection replace her own effort. Her decision to continue ordinary training reflects her determination not to become a “decorative vase” 7 19 48.

Zhu Zhuqing is fiercely protective of Ning Rongrong, whether confronting insults or physically intercepting an attack. She can also be blunt toward authority: she questions whether Yu Xiaogang is strong enough to offer a worthwhile challenge and disputes Shrek’s tactics when their attacks prove ineffective 10 18 44 77.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat / Nether Civet

• Speed specialization: Uses rapid movement, sudden acceleration, and afterimages to approach opponents and attack from advantageous positions 4 36 77.
• Back-line penetration: Can bypass front-line fighters to threaten support Soul Masters, demonstrated against Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan 77.
• Martial Soul Possession: Adopts feline physical features and fights with claw-like hand positions 53.

Soul Skills

Netherworld Shadow Clone–Hundred Claws Combination

• Each shadow clone unleashes Netherworld Hundred Claws simultaneously, overwhelming targets with attacks from multiple positions 54.
• Identified as her strongest Soul Skill combination during the Mad Two Combination match 54.

Alluring Spirit Cat

• Partner: Xiao Wu; the technique is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill 78 80.
• Manifestation: Purple-black light surrounds the pair, a gigantic Hell Spirit Cat appears, and a large Soul Power barrier conceals the attack area 80.
• Attack sequence: Xiao Wu launches the target into the air, followed by hundreds upon thousands of feline claw afterimages and repeated Soul Power explosions 80.
• First activation: Throws Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and Tang San out of the arena, leaving Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu unharmed 78 79.
• Repeatability: The pair later activate it deliberately and in perfect synchrony against Zhao Wuji, without needing their original improvised setup 80.

Support Synergy and Limitations

• Ning Rongrong’s amplification: Receives fivefold boosts to strength, speed, and Soul Power against the Mad Two Combination; a later defense boost lets her withstand both opponents’ attacks unharmed 54.
• Assisted flight: Can maneuver and attack within Ning Rongrong’s wind vortex, but this is not an independent flight ability 30 36.
• Control vulnerability: Instant spider silk restrains her during the Mad Two Combination match, creating an opening that Ning Rongrong must protect her from 54.
• Defensive obstacles: Fails to penetrate Ye Zhiqiu’s protection and cannot approach the Man Faced Demon Spider through its instantly deployed webs 28 36.

Equipment / Items

• Black soft armor — Close-fitting protection worn over vital areas 6.
• Linked-bell soul tool — Given to her by Ning Rongrong for emergencies before the students leave for cultivation elsewhere 82.

Relationships

• Ning Rongrong — Roommate, closest companion, mentor, and arena partner. Their bond includes embraces, hand-holding, and Zhu Zhuqing kissing her cheek. Ning Rongrong supports her cultivation and promises to help her resist the Star Luo marriage alliance 8 19 34 51 75.
• Dai Mubai — Fiancé through an unwanted political arrangement. Zhu Zhuqing rejects his behavior and seeks formal dissolution of their engagement; that remains an active goal during tournament preparations 18 19 82.
• Xiao Wu — Friend, combat teammate, and partner in Alluring Spirit Cat. Their coordinated attacks are decisive against the Imperial Fighting Team 25 78 80.
• Ma Hongjun — Fellow student whose attack leaves her badly burned after she shields Ning Rongrong 10 14.
• Tang San — Fellow student and teammate. He eventually accepts her revised strategy against the Imperial Fighting Team, but is caught in her fusion skill with Xiao Wu 77 78.
• Yu Xiaogang — Academy instructor whose methods and tactical judgment she challenges. She nevertheless continues training with the academy rather than relying on Ning Rongrong’s privileges 44 48 76 77.

Notable Quotes

“As long as I can become strong enough, all of that can change.” 7

“Naturally, you can count me in. The two of us will face them together!” 19

“The root of the problem is that we chose the wrong targets to take out first.” 77